Saturday, January 8, 2011

Another crucial game for Chelsea following the disappointment of Sunday when they trailed 2-1 to Villa, led 3-2 then were held to a 3-3 stalemate by an added time goal from Ciaran Clark. Chelsea have 10 fewer points than they did after 20 games last season and have won just one of their last eight games in the Premier League.

Chelsea have not lost at Molineux since January 1983 in the old Second Division. Their last defeat there in the top division was in March 1975 – when they were hammered 7-1.

Wolves, after the famous victory at Anfield, returned to type with a 2-0 defeat at West Ham on Saturday, a result that sent them back to the foot of the Premier League.

Mick McCarthy, the Wolves manager, cannot use Michael Mancienne, on loan from Chelsea, but unlikely to be fit anyway.